He San Juan de Dios General Hospital It has supported other care centers of the public network and in services hired to make tomographs to patients who require it for diagnosis, because the team it had, donated by the Government of Japan, broke down due to lack of maintenance.
Within five to eight weeks, the hospital will have the service again in its facilities, as on April 30 the rent of a tomograph was awarded, with a purchase option, to The company QHA Guatemala, SA
Two companies participated in the event that the San Juan de Dios published in Guatecompras for the lease, for one day, of a tomography team for the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Images of the Hospital. In addition to QHA Guatemala, SA, Guatemalan Distribuidora, Sociedad Anónima (Disgua) also participated.
In the technical specifications it is indicated that the offeror should provide a device with Continuous operation, 24 hoursseven days a week. In addition, the tomographer had to have multi -cut scan, 64 or more.
It was established that the contractor should take care of the pre -installation and installation of the equipment, in a period of eight weeks, without this representing an additional cost for the hospital.
In a statement, the hospital reported that on April 28 the technical visit of six suppliers was made to learn about their offers; The 29 concluded the process of opening offers, which were analyzed, and The 30 was awarded the contract.
QHA Guatemala, SA will give for rent a Stermed brand tomograph by A price of Q33 thousand 221. The company must take care of the pre -installation, which includes adapting the physical space where the equipment will be placed, and the installation. This must occur within five to eight weeks.
The offer presented by Disgua was by Q8 million 500 thousand, by a Fujifilm brand team.
Contracted services
The San Juan de Dios General Hospital has used to hire computerized tomographic services to serve patients. Two events were awarded to the London Clinic, each for 214 studies with contrast medium, with a price of Q89 thousand 880.
In addition, they have referred patients to have image studies in the Roosevelt, Villa Nueva and Chimaltenango hospitals.
The tomograph donated by Japan, which was found after the expiration of the guarantee, on October 31, 2024, is in repair. The hospital indicated that Disgua presented a QU696 thousand 640 quotation for the arrangement. Prior to this, Q90 was paid for diagnosis.
The Ministry of Health has also indicated the purchase of a team through the agreement signed with the United Nations Office for Projects (UNOPS).
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